Jose_49 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Sup people! I'm with a friend right now and he is upgrading from an iMac 2011 to a new lappy. I'm honestly bad when it comes to choosing mac models, so I wanted to have your opinion for it. From our small research it seems that Apple hasn't done much from 2013-late. Apple hasn't refreshed their lineup in this year, so everything we would be looking for would be 2013-2015. He will do video/photo editing using Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere. I don't know how much benefit he will get from having a faster processor, since Premiere uses GPU acceleration. Max price range would be $1,800. Update: No max price range. Will he benefit from going from 2.5Ghz model to the 2.8GHz? What would be a good model (So we don't end buying hardware that he wouldn't end up using)? i7 and 16GB are welcomed. Edited July 28, 2016 by Jose_49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Added some few details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmeunit Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) There wouldn't be much gained going to 2.8 over 2.5, really. It's not worth $300. I would spend that money on AppleCare instead. Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scrip Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Premiere uses the GPU for *some* things... but it is not a replacement for a beefy CPU. He will rely on the CPU more than you think. And speaking of the CPU... he might not see much difference between 2.5GHz and 2.8GHz. But if he can afford it... why not? It will last longer and it will be worth more if he tries to sell it later. It's only $200 more on a laptop that is already $2,500 EDIT: I assume you're talking about the 15" Retina MacBook Pro since that is the only one that comes with a dedicated GPU. Is that correct? . Edited July 28, 2016 by Michael Scrip Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 14 hours ago, Michael Scrip said: Premiere uses the GPU for *some* things... but it is not a replacement for a beefy CPU. He will rely on the CPU more than you think. And speaking of the CPU... he might not see much difference between 2.5GHz and 2.8GHz. But if he can afford it... why not? It will last longer and it will be worth more if he tries to sell it later. It's only $200 more on a laptop that is already $2,500 EDIT: I assume you're talking about the 15" Retina MacBook Pro since that is the only one that comes with a dedicated GPU. Is that correct? . Thanks a bunch for the reply! I'll let him know Michael Scrip 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Well. He decided going for the 2.5GHz one. He came back with it before I could tell him hahaha. Anyways thanks a bunch for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 28, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 28, 2016 I upgraded some Hard Drives at a school many years ago on Mac's, but I was at A FedEx Store and they had a Mac Desktop. Do not know the model but the case has holes in it for ventilation I guess. What struck me was that it was on and it was so quiet one would not know. Are they all quiet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Gary7 said: I upgraded some Hard Drives at a school many years ago but I was at A FedEx Store and they had a Mac Desktop. Do not know the model but the case has holes in it for ventilation I guess. What struck me was that it was on and it was so quiet one would not know. Are they all quiet? Under a heavy load, no. +Gary7 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 28, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 28, 2016 This one was idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JHBrown Subscriber¹ Posted July 28, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 28, 2016 I know this is probably too late, however, if your friends old Mac took care of his basic needs, he should have waited for Apple to release a newer model. There have already been rumors of next model. Unless of course he doesn't care about the latest, and greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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